'As expected of an open-minded American girl...'
Ye Li found it amusing and put away the little toy beside him. This girl really pulled out all the stops to seduce him.
Hmm… if Louise keeps performing this well over time, he might just grant her wish… eventually.
With that decision made, Ye Li put on his holographic glasses again and connected to another cloned soldier... A certain Iron Man was probably very confused right now. Time to check in.
.....
Outside the bar.
Dede
Stark stood in front of the scorched ground, poking it twice with his leather shoe, his face full of doubt.
"No way he just died like that, right?"
Tap, tap...
Just as he was deeply skeptical about Ye Li's "death," a team of 'Fearless' mercenaries gathered around.
"Wow, you guys are late~ Your boss is dead."
Tony spread his hands and said, "You might not believe it, but he blew himself up with a bomb. Not even a speck of ash left... I don't believe it myself."
"Hello~ Tony."
The leading clone soldier waved and greeted him, "Just came to say hi."
Ye Li was now controlling this new unit.
"Hey! I knew it!"
Tony stepped in front of the cloned soldier, scrutinizing it, "I actually felt sad for a few seconds for you. What the hell is this? A bio-android?"
"You're blocking my view."
Ye Li reached out and pushed Tony away, making him step back. "Alright, I don't have time to play with you anymore. "Alright, I don't have time to play with you. These Fearless Mercenaries will follow your orders for the next three days per contract. Go have fun with them."
This group of 'Fearless' mercenaries was controlled by a central AI system that Ye Li had activated using the Rat Talisman. While they were quite capable, they lacked the skill ceiling of being controlled by true experts.
After all, it's centralized control, so computing power is limited.
If Ye Li were to individually activate each chip with the Rat Talisman, the effect would be much better.
But that would be tedious and repetitive.
He couldn't be bothered.
Nor was there a need.
This was just a hobby project, after all.
"Hey, hey, hey, wait! Is there a user manual?"
Tony waved his hand in front of the clone soldier, realizing that Ye Li had already logged off...
…..
Clack.
When Ye Li took off the holographic glasses.
He found that Kate Mara in front of him was already dressed in a law enforcement officer's uniform~
The uniformed beauty smiled at him and said, "All set?"
Clink~
Ye Li playfully flicked her police badge.
"Let's go~"
…..
Back at the Estate.
"Li, you're back late again."
Jessica was half-squatting on top of the mansion gate, staring at Ye Li like a devoted wife waiting for her husband. "You've been back in New York for a few days now, playing around everywhere and completely ignoring the gallery work."
"Why are you up there?"
Ye Li chuckled and waved. "Get down already. You're getting wilder than me."
Thud—
Jessica flipped down effortlessly, her slender long legs flashing in front of Ye Li before landing on the ground.
"What's wrong? Why the frown?"
Ye Li rubbed his little sister's cheek, asking with concern, "Hasn't New York's security been well-maintained these past few days? I heard Felicia even took down the Maggia gang."
Lewis and Kate were just for variety—his real favorites were still the charming young heroines.
"Don't mention it..."
Jessica leaned against her brother, resting her head on his shoulder as she complained, "That Mr. Wu's case is coming up on its deadline… I'm still totally lost. I'm gonna embarrass myself... And that Qin Feng guy? He's scary good. He might actually solve the whole thing..."
She suddenly reached behind her and covered her lower back, pouting, "Brother, why did you pinch my butt? Do you have some weird fetish?"
"..."
Ye Li flicked her forehead—flick!
"Ouch~!"
Jessica pulled her hand back again and covered her forehead this time, begging, "Stop hitting me... stop... fine, you can pinch me..."
She looked just like an aggrieved little wife...
Seeing her act all pitiful, Ye Li scolded her impatiently, "Isn't it a good thing that someone else found the real culprit? Why are you upset? We don't need that 5 million reward."
"Ugh..... I... I just don't want to make you look bad…"
His adorable little sister's eyes glistened as she lowered her head, this time seemingly genuinely upset...
Ye Li sighed to himself...
Seeing how interested Jessica was in detective work before, he casually assigned her this case. Now, it seemed like a miscalculation...
He originally wanted to patiently guide his sister into solving the Chinatown murder case, but it turned out her thinking was even slower than he expected...
"Sigh... Forget it, I'm in a good mood today."
Ye Li rubbed his sister's soft shoulders and gently comforted her, "I'll go with you tomorrow... I already have the answer to this case."
"Really!"
Jessica immediately perked up, looking nothing like she was about to cry. She cheered excitedly, "I knew it! Brother, you're so smart, you must have figured it out long ago! And you didn't even tell me!"
Ye Li: "??"
Good grief, was she tricking me?
".....Jessica, how long has it been since I last smacked your butt... Is it itching again, hmm?"
"Ah! Don't hit me... Brother, don't you already smack me often enough at dinner... Spare me..."
"Cough cough… That's... a different context. One's about love, the other's discipline."
…..
In the blink of an eye, a day passed.
"Did you tell George?"
"I told Uncle George, the police cars are already on their way. Brother, don't bluff and waste their trip."
"Trust me, I handle things properly."
…..
Midtown Hospital, Manhattan.
Ye Li still brought Jessica here.
Cindy also came along.
"Is Officer Chen Ying really being held here?"
Cindy looked at the row of wall cabinets and tried activating her Spider-Sense—but it didn't seem to help.
"Alright, let's make this quick."
Ye Li pointed at the hidden mechanism behind the cabinet.
"Jessica, go ahead and open it."
He didn't want to waste too much time on this matter; otherwise, he wouldn't have come straight to the hospital and even called the police to take over.
"Huff~ Brother, step aside a bit."
Creeeak——～——
Jessica grabbed both sides of the metal cabinet and pulled it open—
Revealing an altar inside the wall.
"Huh?"
Ye Li, who had been somewhat distracted, narrowed his eyes slightly upon seeing the scene inside.
The scene inside was not quite what he had expected...